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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Nurse supports care coordination and clinic visits for pediatric p |
| > | atients with a variety of bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infections. This includes challengi | ||||
| > | ng conditions like MRSA, osteomyelitis, fevers, bone marrow transplants and organ transplants, HIV, | ||||
| > | and tuberculosis. S/he works autonomously, utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, coordinate | ||||
| > | , implement, and evaluate patient care. S/he uses a high level of clinical knowledge to fulfill pati | ||||
| > | ent needs, ensures efficient patient care, and provides patient education when necessary. The Clinic | ||||
| > | Nurse acts a patient advocate and as a liaison between insurers, inpatient/outpatient services, pat | ||||
| > | ients/families and all other necessary healthcare services to manage and facilitate efficient and ti | ||||
| > | mely coordination of care. | ||||
| 2 | The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Nurse supports care coordination and clinic visits for pediatric p | ||||
| > | atients with a variety of bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infections. This includes challengi | ||||
| > | ng conditions like MRSA, osteomyelitis, fevers, bone marrow transplants and organ transplants, HIV, | ||||
| > | and tuberculosis. S/he works autonomously, utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, coordinate | ||||
| > | , implement, and evaluate patient care. S/he uses a high level of clinical knowledge to fulfill pati | ||||
| > | ent needs, ensures efficient patient care, and provides patient education when necessary. The Clinic | ||||
| > | Nurse acts a patient advocate and as a liaison between insurers, inpatient/outpatient services, pat | ||||
| > | ients/families and all other necessary healthcare services to manage and facilitate efficient and ti | ||||
| > | mely coordination of care. The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic Nurse is responsible for coordin | ||||
| > | ating outpatient services and needs a panel of pediatric patients and providers in the ambulatory se | ||||
| > | tting. His/her responsibilities include both in-clinic procedures, managing the outpatient infectiou | ||||
| > | s diseases clinic flow, as well as assisting with insurance authorization and prior medication autho | ||||
| > | rizations, contacting home health companies, assuring DME and other home supplies are adequate, assi | ||||
| > | sting with medication refill requests, patient teaching and assisting in the overall coordination of | ||||
| > | timely patient care. This position is 100% in-person onsite. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic Nurse is responsible for coordinating outpatient services |
| > | and needs a panel of pediatric patients and providers in the ambulatory setting. His/her responsibil | ||||
| > | ities include both in-clinic procedures, managing the outpatient infectious diseases clinic flow, as | ||||
| > | well as assisting with insurance authorization and prior medication authorizations, contacting home | ||||
| > | health companies, assuring DME and other home supplies are adequate, assisting with medication refi | ||||
| > | ll requests, patient teaching and assisting in the overall coordination of timely patient care. This | ||||
| > | position is 100% in-person onsite. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - Two or more years of recent pediatric medical/surgical nursing experience | ||||
| > | - Minimum one year of recent experience working in an out-patient/ambulatory setting - Minimum one | ||||
| > | year of recent pediatric clinical experience providing nursing care for patients with infectious dis | ||||
| > | eases and immunologic disorders - Experience with maintenance of central lines (i.e.PICCs) and drawi | ||||
| > | ng labs - This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations | ||||
| > | . Preferred Qualifications: - Experience working at an Academic Medical Center - Experience working | ||||
| > | with infants and children with or at risk for HIV disease - Experience with grant data reporting - E | ||||
| > | xperience working with California Children’s Services Special Care Center patients & families Licens | ||||
| > | ure/Certifications: - Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Higher - Current California Registered Nursing | ||||
| > | License - Current American Heart Association CPR Certification - PALS Certification - California Ch | ||||
| > | ildren’s Services Paneled | ||||